{"id":163912,"date":"2025-05-23T23:28:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-believe-in-pdp-working-on-moving-party-forward-saraki"},"modified":"2025-05-24T00:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:46:56","slug":"i-believe-in-pdp-working-on-moving-party-forward-saraki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-believe-in-pdp-working-on-moving-party-forward-saraki","title":{"rendered":"I believe in PDP, working on moving party forward \u2013 Saraki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday said he believes in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, despite the current leadership crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Saraki disclosed this after a PDP strategy and way forward committee meeting with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Senators Seriake Dickson and Ibrahim Dankwambo.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Saraki said the issues in the party was discussed, adding that they concluded plans to move the party forward.<\/p>\n<p>PDP is currently engaged in leadership crisis following the authentic occupier of its office of the National Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Anyanwu and Peter Ude-Okoye have been battling over who occupies the office of the PDP National Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis began when Anyanwu left to contest for Imo State governorship election which he lost.<\/p>\n<p>While away, the Southeast Caucus of the party had endorsed Ude-Okoye as the National Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>But, Anyanwu returned to claim the position after losing the election, the situation led to crisis in the party.<\/p>\n<p>The Appeal Court had affirmed Ude-Okoye as the National Secretary but the Supreme Court upturned the judgement while affirming Anyanwu as the authentic National Secretary of PDP.<\/p>\n<p>However, Saraki posted on X: \u201cI just concluded a meeting in Enugu State with His Excellency, Governor Peter Mbah, alongside Senators Seriake Dickson and Ibrahim Dankwambo of the @OfficialPDPNig Strategy and Way Forward Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t sidestep the issues. We confronted the fractures in our foundation, asked the hard questions, and began shaping a real, workable plan to move our party forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in the PDP. I believe in what it has stood for and what it can still become, if we\u2019re willing to do the hard, unglamorous work of rebuilding from the inside out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe road ahead won\u2019t be easy. It will test us and demand more from each of us. But I leave Enugu more convinced than ever: we have the people, the resolve, and the clarity to rise to the occasion\u2014and to lead again. #PowerToThePeople\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday said he believes in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, despite the current leadership crisis. Saraki disclosed this after a PDP strategy and way forward committee meeting with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Senators Seriake Dickson and Ibrahim Dankwambo. 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